Improvement in vehicles



vone or both of them near this point.

UNITED S'I'A'I'Es PATEN'I' OFFIoE.-

OLARK ELLIOTT, -OF WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND NATHAN ELLIOTT, OF SAME PLAOE.

IMPROVEMENT IN VEHICLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,284, dated June 27, 1871.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLARK ELLloTT, of Woodland, county of.Yo1o, State of California, havel invented an Improved Wagon; and I do hereby declare the following description and accompanying drawing are sufficient to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it most nearly appertains to. make and use my said in- Vention or improvements without further invention or experiment.

My invention relates to improvements in buggies, carriages, and light wagons; and it consists in a peculiar manner of mounting the bed or body upon the carriage-frame so as to give it an easy and undulating motion at the same time that it is .rendered strong and substantial.

In order to more fully illustrate and explain my invention, reference is had to the acconnpanyng drawing forming a part of this specification, in which- A represents the bolster, and B the rear axlebed of any carriage or light wagon, and O U are the reaches which connect them. Near the forward end of the carria ge these reaches are joined together by a cross-bar, D, so as to strengthen them and permit of the step being secured to E E are curved braces, the opposite ends of which are fiXed to the ends of the reaches -by a clip, f, so as to keep them tirmly in place. These braces are connected by two cross-bars, g, upon which the upward curving center spring' H is supported. Secured to the highest part of' the curved braces vE is a metal standard, I, the upper end of which is bent outwa-rd at right angles, as shown, so as to form a horizontal end plate, j. This standard passes up through the bottom of the carriage-bed or body, and the end plate j is inserted beneath a strip or block of India rubber, K, which has its opposite ends fixed to the bottom of the bed, thus allowing the body to spring up and down, the block or strip of rubber serving as the spring. This rubber spring can be covered by suitable housing to protect it from being injured or displaced. The center upward- E are fitted in a plate, m, the end of which is turned up so as to cover the end of the brace and provide a firm seat for it. The extension of,

this plate m forms a brace, n, which is secured to the reaches 0. instead of the Vertical standard I, a ho'rizontal bar, O, is bolted to the brace E, and the bed or body rests above this upon w elastic blocks p, which are placed between the two, guiding-plates 'q or pins 8 being used to pre- Vent any side motion. A plate, t, the lower end of which is slotted, is bolted to the bed-piece a, and extends down beside the horizontal bar O. A screw, V, passes through the slot so as to allow the plate to work up and down with the bed. By this means I am able to construct an easymoving carriage or wagon which shall be strong, substantial, and cheap.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The curved brace E, in combination with the Vertical standard I having the horizontal plate j and India-rubber spring' K attached, as described, for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with the curved mlorace E, the horizontal bar O, Fig. 2, and bed-piece a, together with the interposed rubber blocks p, guiding-plates q or pins 8, and the steadying slotted plate t, all combined and arranged substantially as and for the purpose above described.

In witness that the above-described invention is claimed by me I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

OLARK ELLIOTT. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

D. W. BURNs, H. B. WooD. 

